Arts and crafts effects
Expression Design offers seven different Arts and Crafts live effects: Cutout, Note Paper, Patchwork, Poster Edges, Stained Glass, Stamp, Photocopy, and Torn Edges . You can apply each of these from the Arts and Crafts submenu in the Live Effects menu. For more information, see Effects.
For reference, here are the original three objects (no
effects applied):
a bitmapped image, a rectangle with a
gradient, and a text object.
Cutout
The Cutout live effect creates an appearance of art paper cut out into small shapes and pieced together. The settings for this live effect are Number of levels, Edge simplicity, and Edge fidelity.
Note Paper
The Note Paper live effect makes objects appear to be embossed in textured paper, as though on a letterpress printing press. The settings for this effect are Image balance, Graininess, Relief, Paper color, and Emboss color.
The Patchwork live effect creates a mosaic of square embossed tiles. The settings are Square size and Relief.
The Poster Edges live effect reduces the number of colors in an object ("posterizes" it) and increases the contrast around edges. The settings are Edge thickness, Edge intensity, and Posterization.
Stained Glass
The Stained Glass live effect creates a simple mosaic effect as though the object was formed out of stained glass pieces. The settings are Cell size, Border thickness, Light intensity, and Border color.
The Stamp live effect creates an effect similar to a rubber stamp being pressed on paper. The settings are Light/Dark Balance, Smoothness, Foreground color, and Background color.
Torn Edges
The Torn Edges live effect creates the appearance that the object was hand torn out of colored paper. The settings are Image balance, Smoothness, Contrast, Foreground color, and Background color.
